Nearly two months after winning a $228,000 lottery prize, a San Jose woman and two friends came forward Friday to cash in their winning ticket, according to state lottery officials.

On March 30, Kim Le and two colleagues jointly bought a ticket in Fremont that matched five of six numbers in the state’s Mega Millions jackpot. On Friday, the three friends finally claimed their $227,955 in Sacramento, lottery officials said.

Le said she and her co-workers found out they had won about a week after the draw but “were waiting for things to settle down” after news of the record-breaking jackpot broke.

The three friends often play the lottery as a group, and plan to use their winnings to pay bills, she said.

In a statement, the California Lottery reminded winners to sign the back of their lotto tickets, to keep their tickets in a secure place and contact lottery officials or visit their local lottery district office as soon as possible.

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